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History Teachers, Postsecondary

$79.4K Median Salary 2.5K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 7.8% Job Growth

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About This Career

Teach courses in human history and historiography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Reported Job Titles

Adjunct History Instructor, Adjunct Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, History Instructor, History Professor, History Teacher, Instructor, Lecturer, Professor

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Written Expression

Written Comprehension

Oral Comprehension

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Speech Clarity

Near Vision

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Recognition

Category Flexibility

Information Ordering

Fluency of Ideas

Originality

Selective Attention

Knowledge

History and Archeology

English Language

Education and Training

Law and Government

Geography

Sociology and Anthropology

Computers and Electronics

Philosophy and Theology

Communications and Media

Psychology

Skills

Speaking

Reading Comprehension

Learning Strategies

Writing

Active Listening

Instructing

Active Learning

Critical Thinking

Time Management

Judgment and Decision Making

Monitoring

Complex Problem Solving

Social Perceptiveness

Coordination

Service Orientation

Negotiation

Persuasion

Systems Analysis

Technology Skills

Word processing software

Computer based training software

Electronic mail software

Information retrieval or search software

Spreadsheet software

Geographic information system

Optical character reader OCR or scanning software

Office suite software

Internet browser software

Presentation software

Data base user interface and query software

Map creation software

Web platform development software

Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Microphones

Televisions

Portable data input terminals

Electronic charts or maps or atlases

Multimedia projectors

Teleconference equipment

Web cameras

Photocopiers

Microphone stand

Scanners

Videoconferencing systems

Epidiascopes

Notebook computers

Projection screens or displays

Touch screen monitors

High capacity removable media drives

MP3 players or recorders

Inkjet printers

Digital cameras

Slide projectors

Liquid crystal display projector

Laser printers

Compact disk players or recorders

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Digital video disk players or recorders

Special purpose telephones

Overhead projectors

Laser fax machine

Scientific calculator

Desktop computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Knowledge

History and Archeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Skills

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Technology Skills

Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Computer based training software: BrainTrain IVA+Plus; Language arts educational software; Math educational software
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Information retrieval or search software: LexisNexis
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Geographic information system: ESRI ArcView; Geographic information system GIS systems
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software: Text scanning software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Map creation software: ESRI Site Scan for ArcGIS; OpenDroneMap
Web platform development software: Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software

Tools

Microphones: Handheld microphones; Studio microphones; Wireless microphones
Televisions: Liquid crystal display LCD televisions; Television monitors
Portable data input terminals: Data acquisition equipment; Data loggers
Electronic charts or maps or atlases: Google Maps; Interactive maps
Multimedia projectors: Computer projectors; Multimedia projection equipment
Teleconference equipment: Teleconferencing equipment
Web cameras: Webcams
Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment
Microphone stand: Microphone podiums
Scanners: Data input scanners
Videoconferencing systems: Videoconferencing equipment
Epidiascopes: Opaque projectors
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Projection screens or displays: Projector screens
Touch screen monitors: Interactive whiteboards
High capacity removable media drives: Universal serial bus USB flash drives
MP3 players or recorders: MP3 digital voice recorders
Inkjet printers: Poster printers
Digital cameras:
Slide projectors: Carousel slide projectors
Liquid crystal display projector: Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Compact disk players or recorders: Compact disk CD players
Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras
Digital video disk players or recorders: Digital video disk DVD players
Special purpose telephones: Multi-line telephone systems
Overhead projectors: Overhead data projectors
Laser fax machine: Laser facsimile machines
Scientific calculator: Digital calculators
Desktop computers:
Tablet computers:

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